THIS book has been built for two types of readers: the adult with an eagerness and the leisure to learn about the fundamentals of modem fiction construction in the business of writing for profit; and the college student whose advanced composition courses demand of him some knowledge of literary craftsmanship in one or another of the various forms of imaginative writing.
Excerpt from How to Write for a Living Stories and the yearly Best American Short Stories to learn What fiction trends the editors and critics had served over half a decade. The summing up of all the information comes to this: there appears to be a continued growth in the honesty and integrity of American writers. Realism holds firmly, though the open-plumbing school of literature has lost ground rapidly. Romanticism, still battling with realism, has perhaps gained, with the costume piece being increasingly popular.
The PDF might take a minute to load. Or, click to download PDF.
If your Web browser is not configured to display PDF files. No worries, just click here to download the PDF file.
